Asinine cricketers might refer to a teams nickname. I dont follow cricket butis there a team with a name that fits. Asinine as welll asmeaning stupid gets its root from 'like an a $ s, or donkey. Might be important.
Asinine might mean a short synonym like DIM
Cricketers might again be a nickname or mean SIDE or XI etc.
Lose when not out might refer to removing the letters N + O or I + N
Fifty often refers to the letter L in cryptics, so we may need to add that in.
No idea on this one, but might help someone who does...
In Response to Re: Welcome to todays cryptic- its movies again. : See where you are coming from but not close again.Try looking at this clue and see if it helps. Asinine cricketers lose when not out , but at least they had 50 . (6) Posted by Talon
20) Lose the first,third and fourth letters. Add the letter r and scramble. (5,7,3) Any clues? first third and fourth letters of what? acd are 134 in alphabet fir = first of first third of third and fourth of fourth Is it an anagram of some of the words in this sentence (and adding an r) Just throwing some things out there - one might be heading in right direction (although probably not) Posted by Phantom66
There is nothing complex in this clue. Do exactly what it says. But the main thing is that the question is actually the answer and the answer is the question
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Asinine lose "not out" ie in add the L for 50!
Any clues?
first third and fourth letters of what?
acd are 134 in alphabet
fir = first of first third of third and fourth of fourth
Is it an anagram of some of the words in this sentence (and adding an r)
Just throwing some things out there - one might be heading in right direction (although probably not)
1st bash = scramble letter & r. removing A,C,and D
leaves us with... srmbler letter & an = 15 letters
or remove LTT leaves ...eer and scramble r = 15
There is nothing complex in this clue. Do exactly what it says. But the main thing is that the question is actually the answer and the answer is the question
film about war planes?
codebreaking?
eggs?
Getting nowhere with the word the. It is (5,7,3)
Death becomes her ....Using add the and scramble
20) Lose the first,third and fourth letters. Add the letter r and scramble. (5,7,3)